The concept of sustainable development was introduced by Brundtland Commission Report, 1987.

Agenda 21 aims at achieving global sustainable development.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) All are correct

d) None

Q3. Which of following comes under the category of Land not available for cultivation:

Barren and waste land

Land put to non-agricultural uses

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) All are correct

d) None

Q4. Which of following comes under the category of Fallow Land:

Current fallow i.e. left without cultivation for one or less than one agricultural year.

Other than current fallow i.e. left uncultivated for the past 1 to 5 agricultural years.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) All are correct

d) None

Q5. Consider the following Statements regarding Black Soil:

Black soil is ideal for growing cotton and is also known as black cotton soil.

This type of soil is typical of the Deccan trap (Basalt) region.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) All are correct

d) None

Q6. Consider the following Statements regarding classification of Forests in India:

More than half of the total forest land has been declared reserved forests.

Reserved forests are regarded as the most valuable as far as the conservation of forest and wildlife resources are concerned.

Almost one-third of the total forest area is protected forest, as declared by the Forest Department

Arunachal Pradesh has the largest area under permanent forests, constituting 75 per cent of its total forest area.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1, 2 & 3 only

b) 2, 3 & 4 only

c) All are correct

d) 1, 3 & 4 only

Q7. In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structures, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water-harvesting system. Consider the following in this regard:

In hill and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like the ‘guls’ or ‘kuls’ of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.

In arid and semi-arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like the ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) All are correct

d) None

Q8. Consider the following Statements regarding Zaid season:

In between the rabi and the kharif seasons, there is a short season during the summer months known as the Zaid season.

Some of the crops produced during ‘zaid’ are watermelon, muskmelon, cucumber etc.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) All are correct

d) None

Q9. Consider the following Statements regarding food production in India:

India is the largest producer of rice in the world after China.

India is the largest producer as well as the consumer of pulses in the world.

India is the largest producer of oilseeds in the world.

India is the largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world.

Identify the correct statements:

a) 1, 2 & 3 only

b) 2, 3 & 4 only

c) All are correct

d) 1, 3 & 4 only

Q10. Consider the following Statements regarding coffee production in India:

India produces about four per cent of the world’s coffee production.

The Arabica variety initially brought from Yemen is produced in the country.